The anticlimax

[vaneramos]

The homecare nurse paid her final visit today. Mostly the two incisions on my belly have turned into pink scars. The last small opening has finally closed, so it doesn't need to be packed with gauze, and it has started to form a scab. I asked Cathy to show me how I should bandage it from now on.

"Do you have a Bandaid?" she replied.

That took me by surprise. Obviously that's all I need. But looking at my belly I still see all the trouble I have come through the past six months.

This was the anticlimax and the end of being a patient.

Comments

[stephe.livejournal.com]

Better an anticlimax than a new disaster. Actually, I find myself feeling this way whenever I finish a major project. It took me a long time to learn to just relax and enjoy the feeling.

[vaneramos.livejournal.com]

Interesting observation. I wonder if that's part of the reason I have trouble finishing projects: the anticlimax. I'll remember how you handle it.